Wisconsin Assembly Backs Free Milk Movement Bill
Assemblyman John Radcliffe co authors a bill urging Congress to permit high quality milk to move freely across state lines without diverse Sanitary rules. He notes Wisconsin ships 85 percent of its milk interstate and calls for uniform nationwide standards to aid dairy farmers amid rising costs and falling incomes.
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John Radcliffe
Jackson
Trempealeau
Congress
Radcliffe
Wisconsin
U.S. Public Health Service
Soils Group Approves New Farm For Plan
WAUKON Iowa Alla mak ee County Soil Conservation District commissioners approved a farmer district cooperative agreement for the farm of Harry Meyer John Wood at their last regular meeting. The group also noted no soil conservation speech contestants entered and voted to participate in state competitions and awards programs. Clark Simmonds a student trainee in soil conservation has begun work in the county.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Farmers Home Unit Names New Manager
WHITEHALL Wis B Fred Gillmore succeeds Mike S Mravik as Trempealeau County supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration Mravik transferred to Medford Daniel L Johnson Blair named farm management student trainee for the summer in Whitehall will return to River Falls State University this fall for his degree Frank C Coburn is assistant county supervisor at Whitehall
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Whitehall
Wis
Dairy Firm Honors Chaseburg Men for Milking Techniques
Madison based Dairy Equipment Co. awards Butch Starch and Harvey Beadle of Chaseburg Sales and Service for promoting better milking techniques and mastitis control. The President's award recognizes their efforts in Chaseburg and beyond.
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Madison
Wis
Butch Starch
Harvey Beadle
Chaseburg Sales and Service
Chaseburg
Dairy Equipment Co
Loans Still Available On Soybeans In Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County farmers have about another month to obtain price support loans on their 1966 crop soybeans. Loan maturity is July 31 with June 30 as the final loan date. farm stored soybeans may be resealed to extend maturity. The Trempealeau county rate is 2.43 per bushel, based on a national average of 2.50.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Lester Indrebo
Breeding Firm To Merge Operations In Midwestern Move
Carnation Farms Breeding Service launches a streamlining plan for its artificial insemination program. Semen processing will end at the Hiawatha Iowa site with operations moved to Watertown Wisconsin. Iowa field staff stay in place while others transfer or reassign. T. D. Traynor becomes administrative manager of the consolidated operation. Arden Piper leads plant operations. M. J. Neverman and Carl Piper remain sales managers with Neverman keeping an Iowa office.
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Carnation
Wash
Carnation Farms Breeding Service
Clarke Nelson
Hiawatha
Iowa
Watertown
Wis
Field Service
Wisconsin
T. D. Traynor
Consolidated
Arden Piper
M. J. Neverman
Carl Piper
Neverman
Nelsen
Dynamite Blast Disrupts Power In Louisiana
A dynamite blast damaged a Gulf States Utility transformer in Carencro near Lafayette, causing a 75,000 dollar loss and a temporary blackout. Power was restored by a standby transformer, delaying Evangeline Downs racing by 34 minutes amid a string of similar blasts at construction sites, a house, and a service station.
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Lafayette
Gulf States Utility Co
Carencro
Here
Evangeline Downs Track
Designers Use Light to Draw on Tubes at Sandia
Engineers at Sandia Corp. test a new computer graphics system that lets them draft designs by light on television tube shapes, aiming to speed up engineering work. Arnold Palmer won his first golf tournament at age 25 in the 1956 Canadian Open.
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Designing BY Light Albuquerque
Sandia Corp
Arnold Palmer
Wisconsin Greenspan aid funds granted to Blair and Strum
Trempealeau County communities Blair and Strum receive Greenspan program grants to buy cropland for public recreation, open space and water pollution control. Strum gets 194 acres for 12750 dollars plus 2290.90 in cost shares. Blair gets 62.4 acres for 6950 dollars with no cost shares.
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Whitehall
Wis
Wisconsin
Leland Mulder
Wisconsin Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Trempealeau County
Strum
Blair
Greenspan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mulder
Blair Farm Youths Have Good Fishing
Blair Wisconsin Blair Future Farmers of America members joined a fishing trip to Quetico Provincial Park Ontario Canada led by adult agriculture instructor La Verne Sonsalla. The group caught several northerns including a 45 inch 22l1 inch specimen by Sonsalla and notable catches by Ronald Thompson and James Berg Sr. Other trip participants included Alan Grass Sheldon Legreidh David Boe Ronald Swenson Milton Nelson Rodney Noren Duane Olson Randy Malchnski Ronald Thompson Karl Gunderson Joseph Dougherty Michael Nelson Randy Woodhull Steven Hamilton and Donald Jahr with transportation provided by Bennie Erickson Gary Knutson Everett Berg Curtis Breakey and Arvie Hill.
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Randy Malchnski
Ronald Thompson
Karl Gunderson
Joseph Dougherty
Michael Nelson
Randy Woodhull
Steven Hamilton
Donald Jahr
Sonsalla
Berg
Bennie Erickson
Gary Knutson
Everett Berg
Curtis Breakey
Arvie Hill
Eight La Crosse dairy farms hold open houses Sunday
Eight La Crosse County dairy farms will host open houses on Sunday. Full details and a map showing the farm locations will be in the Showtime Saturday.
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la Crosse County
Showtime
British novelist Pamela Frankau dies in London
Pamela Frankau 59, a prominent British novelist, died in London Thursday after a brief illness. She was known for her acclaimed works and contributions to literature.
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London
Pamela Frankau
Lack Of Plants Hurts Farm Production
Wisconsin hay crops suffer from dry weather with north and central regions hardest hit. Growers report minimal haying progress, short stands, and long travels for small loads while southern and eastern areas show some green chopping and early harvesting. Corn planting nearly finished. cannery crops hold steady but need rain and warmth.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Clark County
May ushers in higher prices for Wisconsin farm products
Wisconsin farmers saw price gains in May across cattle hogs sheep and lambs with steers and heifers at 21.70 per hundredweight cows at 17.10 calves 30.30 hogs 21.20 sheep 5.40 and lambs up 3.50. Milk averaged 4.30 per hundredweight and hay and soybeans eased slightly while milk cows held at 285 per head.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Statisitical Reporting Service
Final tribute for astronaut Edward Givens Jr in Quanah
In Quanah Texas members of the American space team gather to honor Air Force Major Edward Givens Jr a rookie astronaut and pallbearers for the next Apollo mission the funeral set at First Baptist Church Givens 37 died when his car veered off a road near the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston
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Quanah
Tex
Texas
Air Force
Edward G. Givens Jr
First Baptist Church
Givens
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Cardinal Ritter In Grave Condition After Heart Attacks
Joseph Cardinal Ritter, 74, archbishop of St. Louis, remains in critical condition at De Paul Hospital after suffering two heart attacks. Doctors report his heart is failing from strain and his respiration and pulse are unstable as of early evening.
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ST. Louis,mo
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
DePaul Hospital
C.G. Vournas
Cardinal Ritter
Chiropractic claims heart benefits from spinal adjustment
The text asserts that the heart functions normally with proper nerve supply and that chiropractic adjustments restore nerve tone. It states chiropractic care helps heart conditions and enables previously disabled people to return to work and activity, urging inclusion of chiropractic in treatment.
Design for Decision theme guides 4-H Club Week in Madison
About 3,000 youths gather in Madison for State 4-H Club Week with the theme Design for Decision. Activities include district speaking and musical contests, Gov Knowles speaking, and the dedication of a new lodge at Camp Upham Woods. Robert Spitzer of Murphy Products addresses the new Junior Leader state council.
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Madison
Wis
Dairyland
Observatory Hill
Memorial Union Theater
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Larry Jerome
Upham Woods
Wisconsin Dells
Friends of 4-H
Robert Spitzer
Murphy Products, Inc
Westby Youth Wins DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award
Larry Larson of Westby High School Future Farmers Chapter wins the 1967 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment award for outstanding vocational agriculture seniors. He presides over the Westby chapter, serves on student council, competes in athletics, and raises registered Guernsey cattle and Hampshire swine while growing crops. He plans to study agriculture education at River Falls State University and will be the second Westby recipient atop a sponsor plaque.
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Westby
Wis
Larry Larson
Future Farmers
James Larson
Guernsey
Hampshire
River Falls’ State University
Westby High School
Paul Hoffman
Spelling Champ Jenni Reinke From Deshler Neb Wins
Jennifer Reinke, 14, of Deshler Nebraska, wins the 40th National Spelling Bee after 22 rounds with 72 competitors. She receives a cup, 1000 dollars, plus trips to New York City and Expo 67 in Montreal.
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Washington
Jennifer Reinke
Deshler
Neb
Richard Reinke
Jennifer
Jennie
Peace Lutheran School
District of Columbia
Guam
New York City
Montreal
Canada
Kenyon Backs Bill to Open Insurance Rate Filings
Assemblyman Kyle Kenyon of Monroe County leads a bill to publicize rate filings and hold hearings on Wisconsin insurance rates. The measure, supported by the assembly insurances committee and endorsed by Insurance Commissioner Haase, aims to let the public review filings as soon as they are submitted and register opinions with regulators. Governor Knowles stance pending.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wisconsin
State Assembly
Kyle Kenyon
Monroe County
Assembly
Kenyon
Robert D. Haase
Haase
Warren P. Knowles
Farmers Urged To Report Corn Diverted Acres
Caledonia Minnesota Houston County farmers in the 1967 feed grain program must report diverted acreage and corn acreages to the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. Reports can be made after planting and once diverted fields are known but no later than June 30. Measurement service is available, and June 10 is the deadline to establish a cover crop on diverted acres.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Wisconsin milk checks hit record in 1966
Madison AP report notes Wisconsin dairy farms earned 745 million from milk in 1966, up 15 percent and a record. Production totaled 18.2 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 1965, with 96 percent sold as fluid milk and 4 percent used in households or for calf feed. Prices averaged 4.24 dollars per hundredweight, a new high.
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Madison
Wisconsin Dairy Farm
State Department of Agriculture
Marketing is Farm Bureau Meet Subject
Farm Bureau members from six districts met in Blair Wisconsin to discuss live stock marketing conditions and improvements for farmers. Orvis Olson presided LaVern Sexe moderated Connie Fortney participated panelists included Norval Dvorak Henry Harrison Walter Christianson and David Olson with Trempealeau Jackson Buffalo Eau Claire Monroe and La Crosse counties represented.
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Blair
Wis
Farm Bureau
Union Bank
Orvis Olson
Mondavi
LaVern Sexe
Connie Fortney
Viroqua
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Norval Dvorak
Wisconsin Feeder Pig
Francis Creek
Henry Harrison
Equity Livestock Cooperative
Altoona
Walter Christianson
Former editor Powers dies in Youngstown Ohio
William L. Powers aged 69, former managing editor of the Youngstown Vindicator, died Tuesday of a heart attack. He joined the Vindicator in 1921, left in 1949 for a law degree, practiced in Washington, then returned to Youngstown as a university faculty member.
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Youngstown, Ohio
William L. Powers
The
Youngstown Vindicator
Powers
Vindicator
Washington
Youngstown
Youngstown University
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